Prince Duan was like an eggplant beaten by frost, sitting on his chair dejectedly. He had ignored court affairs for a long time and finally came out once, but it ended in this way, which made him lose face in front of all the officials.
The imperial edict passed down from the palace was clearly written. From today on, he was not allowed to interfere in state affairs. As for when it would end, the edict did not say.
That means banning him from participating in politics indefinitely.
King Duan could understand the meaning of this imperial edict. It was simply that his father felt that he was not successful enough and failed more than he was good at, and that he had caused trouble for the students from Jiangnan and the powerful people in Beijing.
The depression in King Duan's heart at this moment cannot be described in words.
All these troubles were originally the fault of King Huai, but he spent so much effort and only managed to snatch two scapegoats from King Huai. This was the only way to steal the chicken but lose the rice, losing his wife and losing the army.
Now that he had taken the blame, the power fell into the hands of King Huai again, and his father was even more dissatisfied with him. After all, he suffered a big loss.
He felt a little regretful at the moment, regretting not listening to the Tang family's words. As long as he did nothing, nothing would be wrong...
But he was really worried about Tang Ning assisting King Huai. If Tang Ning fell in love with King Huai, how could he stay in the palace with peace of mind and do nothing?
King Duan was tormented and entangled in his heart. He held his head and unconsciously scratched his hair. He actually grabbed a lot of hair.
King Duan was startled, then stretched out his hand to grab it, and more hair fell off his head.
His body trembled, his face turned pale, and he immediately said: "Imperial Physician, call the Imperial Physician quickly!"
When the news came to Prince Kang's palace that Prince Duan had lost a lot of his hair because of excessive worries, Prince Kang almost couldn't stand upright with laughter.
"I'm laughing to death. It's great to be his turtle. I have to jump out and help Zhao Rui take the blame. I have never seen such a stupid person..."
"For such a stupid person, my father actually wants to pass the throne to him. Are you not afraid that the Chen Kingdom will be defeated by him?"
"I was so worried that my hair fell out, haha, it's unheard of for a bald emperor..."
At the same time, Prince Huai's Mansion.
King Huai was walking in the garden with Princess Huai. At a certain moment, Princess Huai turned her head and looked at him and asked, "Has the matter that Your Highness was worrying about the students from Jiangnan and the powerful people in Beijing a few days ago been resolved now?"
King Huai smiled and said, "It's solved."
Princess Huai had a look of curiosity on her face and said, "Didn't Your Highness say before that if you advance in this matter, you will offend the students and dignitaries, and if you retreat, it will make His Majesty dissatisfied? It is a dilemma. How come it was resolved so quickly?"
King Huai raised his head and said with a smile: "Maybe it's just luck..."
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King Duan was silent for a long time. He came out to play around for a few days, and then was kicked out of the court by Emperor Chen again.
King Duan has a magical ability, that is, the ability to mess things up. In the past few days, the students from Jiangnan and the country gentry and dignitaries have almost quarreled with the entire capital. Emperor Chen has no choice but to appease him first and not hold the imperial examination quota for the time being.
, tax reform has also been postponed indefinitely.
King Duan was trying hard to prove to Emperor Chen and the courtiers that he had neither talent nor virtue, and that there was nothing he could not do. When he became emperor, there would only be more such things.
Tang Ning looked at Xiao Jue with some surprise and asked, "You said that compared to Prince Huai, Prince Duan is clearly far behind. Why did Your Majesty identify Prince Duan?"
Xiao Jue looked at him and asked: "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know?"
Tang Ning glanced at him and said, "If you have something to say, just say it and stop talking nonsense."
Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "The mother-in-law of King Huai, Concubine Yang, is just a commoner's daughter. Prince Huai was born from a commoner's daughter. His identity is different from other princes, and he will never be able to become an emperor."
Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "The Tang family is also a commoner now."
"This is different." Xiao Jue explained: "The Tang family has a profound heritage. As long as your majesty favors it, it can be revived at any time. King Huai's mother, Concubine Yang, met your majesty on a trip when he was still the prince. She has no identity background...
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"I see." Tang Ning shook her head slightly and said, "I remember that when His Majesty was still the Crown Prince, he already had several concubines. I didn't expect that he would not even let the women of the people go. There is no one in the entire capital who is more lustful than him.
of people…”
Xiao Jue looked at him and said nothing.
Tangning looked at him and asked, "What do you mean by your eyes?"
Xiao Jue looked away and said: "It's not interesting..."
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Tang Ning has been dissatisfied with Xiao Jue's performance in recent days, and is especially dissatisfied with his look. The same look he used when he called him a beast last time.
Since the last time he had ears outside the wall, Xiao Jue likes to use his eyes to convey information, which reflects his growing desire for survival. As a result, Tang Ning has no effective way to retaliate except beating him up.
After Prince Duan took the blame, there were finally fewer impeachment scandals in Shangshu Province, and Tang Ning's job became much easier.
If he had to work at that intensity every day, he would be as worried as King Duan and lose his hair.
When serving as an official in Chen State, although one had to get up very early in the morning, the government office was released at Shen Shi, which was equivalent to three o'clock in the afternoon in later generations. After the government office was released, the government office did not restrict the freedom of officials.
He did not go home after being released from office today.
Before leaving home in the morning, Xiaoyi told him that they were playing in a garden in Beijing today and asked him to go directly after leaving the office.
The garden belongs to Zhao Man. It was given to her by Emperor Chen some time ago. No outsiders would enter it on weekdays.
When Tang Ning came to the yard, she discovered that they had arranged it very beautifully. There was a very large lawn in the garden, and there was a pavilion in the middle of the lawn. The pavilion was filled with fruit plates and delicacies. Before Tang Ning walked over, she smelled the fragrance.
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"You're here..." Zhao Man ran over from a distance, jumped up and hung on him.
This garden is her private garden. They are the only ones in the garden, so they are not afraid of this.
Tangning picked her up and spun her around. Zhao Man covered her waist, giggled, got off him, and said, "Go over there, the sisters are all there..."
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Outside the park, a carriage slowly stopped, and a figure stepped down from it.
Emperor Chen looked at the guard at the door, looked at Wei Jian behind him, and asked, "What's going on?"
Wei Jian smiled and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that you rewarded Princess Pingyang with this garden last time?"
Chen Huang was stunned for a moment, and after recalling it for a while, he finally remembered that such a thing really happened, and said, "I really forgot..."
Wei Jian looked at the guard at the door and said, "It looks like the princess is inside today."
Several guards at the door had already knelt down, and one of them said: "Your Majesty, I will inform the princess right now..."
"No need." Chen Huang waved his hand and said, "I'm just taking a walk."
After saying that, he stepped in.
Entering the garden, he looked around and said, "Pingyang has done a good job in repairing this garden."
When he was about to pass through a small forest, a woman's laughter came from the front. Chen Huang looked over and said: "There seem to be a lot of people over there..."
Wei Jian looked up and said, "Back to Your Majesty, they seem to be the ladies of Mr. Tang. The princess has a close relationship with them on weekdays, so they should have gone out to play together today."
Chen Huang took a few steps forward, then paused. He looked back at Wei Jian and said, "You know everything. Why don't you explain to me why Pingyang is lying in Tangning's arms?"
